Solved Can't install windows 7, no dialogue box appears after booting from CD

Create a restore point, just in case.

NVidia nForce 750a SLI

15.37 - Asus download page offers: NVIDIA 15.37 chipset package driver for windows7 (32/64 bit) (07/23/09)

15.56 - NVidia download page offers: nForce Driver Version 15.56 WHQL (64 bit) (05/02/2011)
  • Ethernet Driver (v73.30) WHQL
  • Network Management Tools (v73.25)
  • SATAIDE Driver (v11.1.0.43) WHQL
  • SATARAID Driver (v11.1.0.43) WHQL
  • RAIDTOOL Application (v11.1.0.43) WHQL
  • SMBUS Driver (v4.79) WHQL
  • SMU Driver (v2.08) WHQL
  • GPU Driver (v197.13) WHQL
  • PhysX (v9.10.0129)
  • Away Mode Driver (v6.0.6000.115) WHQL
  • Installer (v8.36)
Check the installed driver and update if needed
NVIDIA DRIVERS nForce Driver Version 15.56 WHQL

Bill
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x6...AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics6.00 GBAMD Radeon(TM) HD 6520G
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dv6-6c10us
OS
x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
CPU
AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1805
Memory
6.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6520G
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) IDT High Definiti
Monitor(s) Displays
HP W2072a 20" LCD (1600 x 900) @ 60 Hz
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
ST640LM0 00 HM641JI SATA Disk Device
Keyboard
Logitech k520 wireless KB
Mouse
Logitech m320 wireless mouse (bundled with KB)
Internet Speed
15/5 | 54 MB Wireless 'n'
Antivirus
Realtime: Defender or Avast | On-demand: Malwarebytes, ESET
Browser
IE 11 on Win8, IE 10 on win 7
Other Info
Media: [Gimp, Audacity, VLC] || Comm: [WEmail 2012, Skype] || Productivity: [OpenOffice,| Textpad] || Utils: [Sysinternals, cCleaner, Speccy, Defraggler]
Thanks very much for all the help guys.

I've got windows installed on the old hard drive, my motherboard detects it just fine.
I'm going to leave the faster drive on this computer.

Kind Regards

Drewshki
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 x644GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 x64
Motherboard
ASUS m4n72-e
Memory
4GB
Hard Drives
320GB
That works too
- thanks for posting your plans and for marking the thread solved.

Bill
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x6...AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics6.00 GBAMD Radeon(TM) HD 6520G
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dv6-6c10us
OS
x64 (6.3.9600) Win8.1 Pro & soon dual boot x64 (6.1.7601) Win7_SP1 HomePrem
CPU
AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1805
Memory
6.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6520G
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) IDT High Definiti
Monitor(s) Displays
HP W2072a 20" LCD (1600 x 900) @ 60 Hz
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
ST640LM0 00 HM641JI SATA Disk Device
Keyboard
Logitech k520 wireless KB
Mouse
Logitech m320 wireless mouse (bundled with KB)
Internet Speed
15/5 | 54 MB Wireless 'n'
Antivirus
Realtime: Defender or Avast | On-demand: Malwarebytes, ESET
Browser
IE 11 on Win8, IE 10 on win 7
Other Info
Media: [Gimp, Audacity, VLC] || Comm: [WEmail 2012, Skype] || Productivity: [OpenOffice,| Textpad] || Utils: [Sysinternals, cCleaner, Speccy, Defraggler]
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